So much for a post televised presser bounce.  Today's Rasumussen Reports have the bad news for President Obama.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 30% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-eight percent (38%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8 (see trends)...Overall, 49% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. Today marks the first time his overall approval rating has ever fallen below 50% among Likely Voters nationwide. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapprove.

Worse news (for the President) is the fact that the majority of Americans disapprove of the health care plan that he has been pushing so hard.

Fifty-three percent (53%) now oppose the Congressional health care reform package. That’s up eight points over the past month. Just 20% now see health care as the most important of the President’s priorities. Nearly twice as many, 37%, say deficit reduction is most important.

That 8 point swing can be tied directly to the President's approval rating.  As more and more news has gotten out about this health care plan, the Presidents approval has gone down with support of the plan.

This is what happens when you misread your mandate.